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AC- 19-3-2012 Item No. 4.34 UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Revised Syllabus for the S.Y.B.A. Programme : B.A. Course : English (Ancillary & Applied Component) Semester III & IV (As per Credit Based Semester and Grading System with effect from the academic year 2012–2013) University of Mumbai Syllabus for S.Y.B.A. English (Ancillary) Program: B.A. Course: Indian Literature in English Paper III & IV (Credit Based Semester and Grading System with effect from the academic year 2012-13) 1 1. Syllabus as per Credit Based Semester and Grading System: i) Name of the Programme : S.Y.B.A. ii) Course Code : UAENG301& UAENG401 iii) Course Title :S.Y.B.A. Indian Literature in English Papers III & IV iv) Semester wise Course Contents : Enclosed the copy of syllabus v) References and Additional References: Enclosed in the Syllabus vi) Credit Structure : No. of Credits per Semester –03 vii) No. of lectures per Unit : 7 viii) No. of lectures per week : 3 2. Scheme of Examination : 4 Questions of 15 marks each 3. Special notes , if any : No 4. Eligibility , if any : No 5. Fee Structure : As per University Structure 6. Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any : No 2 Syllabus for SYBA Literature Paper III and Paper IV (to be implemented from 2012-2013 onwards) Objectives of the course: 1) To introduce learners to the various phases of evolution in Indian Writing in English 2) To acquaint learners to the pluralistic dimensions of this literature 3) To help them understand the different genres of this elective 4) To sensitize them to the value system of this literature 5) To make learners aware of prominent Indian writers whose works have been translated in English. Semester I: Indian Literature in English (Short Stories & Novel) Course code- UAENG301 (3 Credits) Lectures: 45 Unit 1: Concepts: Lectures: 15 i) The rise of English studies in India ii) Pre-independence fiction iii) The Partition as portrayed in the novel and short story iv) Women fiction writers v) Dalit fiction vi) Diasporic fiction vii) The postmodernist Indian English novel viii) Postcolonial fiction Unit 2: Short Stories: Lectures: 15 R. K. Narayan The Martyr's Corner (from Malgudi Days, India Thought Publication, Madras, 1982, repr. 1998, ISBN 81-85986-17-7) S.H.Manto The Assignment (Mottled Dawn, 1997, Penguin Books India, ISBN 0-14-027212-7) 3 Salman Rushdie Good Advice Is Rarer than Rubies (from East West, Vintage Canada, 1994, ISBN 0 394-28150-0) Waman Hoval The Storeyed House (from The Poisoned Bread, ed. Arjun Dangle, Orient Blackswan, 1994, ISBN 0 86311 254 4) Unit 3: Novel: Lectures: 15 Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Song of the Road (original Pather Panchali, Indiana University Press, 1975, ISBN-10: 0253201861, ISBN-13: 978-0253201867) OR Amitav Ghosh The Glass Palace (Harper Collins, 2002, ISBN 9780007427468) OR Bhalchandra Nemade Cocoon (original Kosala, Macmillan Publication 1997, SBN 0333 92323 5) Evaluation: A) Internal Assessment – 40% 40 Marks Sr. No. Particulars Marks 1 One Class test to be conducted in the given semester 10 Marks One assignment based on curriculum to be assessed by the 2 20 Marks teacher concerned 3 Active participation in routine class instructional deliveries 05 Marks Overall Conduct as responsible student, mannerism and 4 articulation and exhibit of leadership qualities in organizing 05 Marks related academic activates. Following Methods can be for the tests and assignment (30 Marks): Reviews of short stories by Indian writers followed by viva-voce Reviews of books by Indian writers followed by viva-voce Translation of short stories from Indian languages into English Presentation on Reading (Short Stories or Novels from Indian literature) (Indian) Author Study Critical commentary on local legends B) Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks Question 1: Short notes on background (three out of five) 15 Marks Question 2: Essay on short stories (one out of two ) 15 Marks 4 Question 3: Essay on novel (one out of two) 15 Marks Question 4: Two short notes, one from the novel and one from the short stories, out of two options each 15 Marks Semester II: Indian Literatures in English -- Paper II (Poetry & Drama) Course code- UAENG401 (3 Credits) Lectures: 45 Unit 1: Concepts: Lectures: 15 i) Early Indian English poetry ii) Poetry after the 1950s iii) Women poets iv) Dalit poets v) Indian English non-fictional prose vi) Modern Indian drama in English and translation vii) Nativism Unit 2: Poetry: Lectures: 15 Henry Derozio "To India – My Native land" Rabindranath Tagore "Authorship" Nissim Ezekiel "Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher" Kamala Das "An Introduction" Agha Shahid Ali "Postcard from Kashmir" Menka Shivdasani "The Atheist’s Confession" Kabir "It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs" (santan jāt no pucho nirguniyan…) (From One Hundred Poems of Kabir translated by Rabindranath Tagore) Dilip Chitre From Says Tuka: “I am cripple” “When he comes” 5 Unit 3: Drama: Lectures: 15 Vijay Tendulkar : Kamala (From Five plays by Vijay Tendulkar, OUP) OR Partap Sharma : Sammy (Rupa & Company, New Delhi in association with Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Mumbai, 2005) OR Mohan Rakesh : One Day in Ashadha (original Aashad ka Ek Din, National School of Drama) Evaluation: A) Internal Assessment – 40% 40 Marks Sr. No. Particulars Marks 1 One Class test to be conducted in the given semester 10 Marks One assignment based on curriculum to be assessed by the 2 20 Marks teacher concerned 3 Active participation in routine class instructional deliveries 05 Marks Overall Conduct as responsible student, mannerism and 4 articulation and exhibit of leadership qualities in organizing 05 Marks related academic activates. Following Methods can be for the tests and assignment (30 Marks): Critical appreciation of Indian poems Review of performances of Indian plays Writing Poetry Assignments on Indian plays Assignments on Indian poets and playwrights Assignments on theatre movements in India (IPTA, Prithvi, Chhabildas, etc.) Converting short story into a script Critical commentary/ presentations on non-fictional prose (Khushwant Singh, Raja Rao, Vinda Karandikar, Shashi Deshpande, etc.) B) Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks Question 1: Short notes on background (three out of five) 15 Marks Question 2: Essay on poetry (one out of two) 15 Marks Question 3: Essay on play (one out of two) 15 Marks Question 4: Two short notes, one from the play and one from poetry, out of two options each 15 Marks 6 Recommended Reading: 1. Bassnett, Susan and Harish Trivedi (eds). 2002 [1999]. Postcolonial translation: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge 2. Bharucha, Nilufer and Vilas Sarang (eds). 1994. Indian English Fiction, 1980- 90: An Assessment. Delhi: B R Publishers. 3. Bharucha, Nilufer and Vrinda Nabar (eds). 1998. Mapping Cultural Spaces: Postcolonial Indian Literature in English, Essays in Honour of Nissim Ezekiel. Delhi: Vision Books. 4. Bhongle, Rangrao (ed.). 2003. The Inside View: Native Responses to Contemporary Indian English Novel. Delhi: Atlantic Publishers. 5. Dangle, Arjun (ed). 1994. Poisoned Bread. Mumbai: Orient Longman. 6. Datta, Amresh. 1994. The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Academy. 7. Deshpande G P (ed) 2004. Modern Indian Drama: An Anthology. New Delhi: Sahitya Academy. 8. de Souza, Eunice (ed). 2008. Both Sides of The Sky: Post-Independence Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: National Book Trust. 9. de Souza, Eunice (ed). 2010 [2005]. .Early Indian poetry in English: An Anthology 1829-1947. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 10. de Souza, Eunice. 1997. Nine Indian Women Poets. Delhi, Oxford University Press. 11. de Souza, Eunice. 1999. Talking Poems: Conversations With Poets. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 12. Devy, G N. 1987. Critical Thought: An Anthology of 20th Century Critical Essays. London: Oriental University Press. 13. Devy, G N. 1993. After Amnesia: Tradition and Change in Literary Criticism. Mumbai: Orient Longman. 14. Devy, G N. 1998. Between Tradition and Modernity: India’s Search for Identity. Kolkatta; Sage Publications. 7 15. Devy, G N. 2001. In Another Tongue: Essays on Indian English Literature. New Delhi: Macmillan. 16. Devy, G N. 2002. Indian Literary Criticsm: Theory and Interpretation. Mumbai: Orient Longman. 17. Dharwadker, Vinay and Ramanujan A. K.. 2006 [1994]. The Oxford Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 18. Ezekiel, Nissim and Mukherjee Meenakshi. 1990. Another India: An Anthology of Contemporary Indian Fiction and Poetry. New Delhi: Penguin Books. 19. George, K M. 1995. Modern Indian Literature: An Anthology – Plays and Prose. New Delhi: Sahitya Academy. 20. Haq, Kaiser (ed). 1990. Contemporary Indian Poetry. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. 21. Haq, Rubana (ed). 2008. The Golden Treasure of Writers Workshop Poetry. Calcutta: Writers Workshop. 22. Hoskote, Ranjit (ed). 2002. Reasons for Belonging: Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets. New Delhi: Viking/Penguin Books India. 23. Iyer, Natesan Sharada. 2007. Musings on Indian Writing In English: Drama. Delhi: Sarup and Sons. 24. Jain, Jasbir (ed). Creating Theory: Writers on Writing. New Delhi: Pencraft International. 25. Karindikar, Vinda. 1991. Literature as a Vital Art. New Delhi: Sahitya Academy. 26. King, Bruce Alvin. 1991. Three Indian Poets: Nissim Ezekiel, A K Ramanujan, Dom Moraes. Madras: Oxford University Press. 27. King, Bruce. 1987. Modern Indian Poetry in English. Delhi: Oxford University Press. 28. Kirpal, Vinay (ed). 1996., The Postmodern Indian English Novel. Delhi: Allied Publishers. 8 29. Kirpal, Vinay. 1990. The New Indian Novel in English. Delhi: Allied Publishers. 30. Kumar, Nand. 2003. Indian English Drama: A Study In Myths. Delhi: Sarup and Sons. 31. Lal, Malashri 1995. The Law of the Threshold: Women Writers in Indian English. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. 32. Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna (ed). 1992. The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets. Calcutta: Oxford University Press. 33. Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna (ed). 2003. A History of Indian Literature in English. New York: Columbia University Press. Distributed in India by Doaba Books Shanti Mohan House 16,Ansari Road, New Delhi.